Aromatherapy is the art and science of using essential oils to improve the odor or Greek, Romanian, Chinese and used to keep India on the health and beauty. All ancient civilizations - Egyptian, for their physical and mental well-being.
Can the term "aromatherapy" may be misleading because they suggest that it is a form of therapy that works exclusively through the sense of smell. Were not this is the case, as in all of the essential oil has a mix of individual components that interact with body chemistry directly. It is important to realize that the essential oils and three distinct patterns of work with respect to how they interrelate with the human body: pharmacological, physiological and psychological.
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aromatic chemical changes that occur when entering an essential oil into the bloodstream and the brain and interacts with hormones and enzymes, etc.; development of physiological is the way of the essential oil affects the system of the body, that is, whether sedated or are stimulated , and the psychological impact occurs in response to the odor of the essential oil with (memory / emotion) part of the limbic brain.
For odors to be effective, essential oils need to enter the body in one of two ways, one, physically through the skin, and secondly through the olfactory system. Once the essential oils come into contact with the skin are absorbed immediately into blood circulation where carried out to the various systems and devices.
When essential oils are inhaled, the particles that are unique to penetrate the limbic system in the brain. The limbic system, sometimes referred to as our "old" in the brain, is responsible for our memories and emotions. Brain, in turn, releases certain neurochemicals, causing positive changes in all parts of the body. It is best to use essential oils and treatments are only external. This is due to the high percentage of essential oils and potential irritation or damage which may cause the mucous membranes and delicate stomach lining.
Essential oils are non-oily aromatic liquids occurring naturally in different parts of plants, herbs, flowers, forests, fruits and spices. They contain the life force of plants and have the ability to strengthen our immune system and stimulate the capacity of our bodies' natural healing.
Such as herbalism, Aromatherapy depends on the healing powers of the industrialized world. However, instead of using the whole plant, and it works only that it is essential oil.
This is a strong, aromatic substance in the small glands in abroad or in the depth of the roots, woods, fruits, flowers or leaves of the plant. Most plants contain essential oils, but in many cases, small quantities such that the extraction would not be worth the effort or the price of essential oil will be too high.
Essential oils are concentrated very In most cases, must be diluted prior to use. Focus of these certain advantages. For example, essential oils do not take up much space and can be transported easily. Can be combined with each other in a variety of ways for different purposes.
Essential oils:
Should be labeled Oils "Pure Essential Oils." There is the temptation by distillation and suppliers of essential oils to expand or stretch of the
essential oil. This greatly reduce or negate the therapeutic value of essential oil, depending on what has been extended with.
Essential oils vary in price, depending on the amount of plant material required, the extraction process and provide the station that is extracted essential oil. Should always be kept in dark glass bottles because they are extremely sensitive to light. Period of validity of the essential oils vary.
And citrus essential oil and the shelf life is shorter than approximately one year, after which it will gradually lose remedial actions. Rose some essential oils, such as rosewood sandalwood, patchouli and actually get better with age, like a lot of good wine.
There are hundreds of essential oils, which are among a very effective system of medicine. Many of these are the active ingredient in drugs prescribed by the rules of orthodox Western medicine, or a source of inspiration for synthetic copy. These concentrated liquids are indispensable to medicine, and that intervention in the food industry and cosmetics.
Some examples of the antiseptic properties of essential oils:
1 The essential oil of cinnamon kills bacteria typhus in mitigation of 1:300
? The essential oil of chamomile has antibacterial properties due to the amount of azulene contained therein. Azulene effective in the mitigation of 1:2000 against the Staphylococcus and Streptococcus thehemolyticbeta (causes scarlet fever and rheumatic fever).
2 The healed wounds infected with mitigation of 1:17000.
3 The essential oil of lemon neutralizes meningococcal typhus bacillus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus within 50-20 minutes.
By Professor Griffon to kill bacteria in the air, from the following experiment: was sprayed a mixture of different essential oils and spray in the room. The study was the development of capacity of the bacteria suspended in the air before and after spraying. Before the test was there are 210 bacteria, 12 of which, templates, and Staphylococcus 8. Within 30 minutes, essential oils and destroyed all the molds and staphylococci.
